Belarusian authorities are depriving Nobel Peace Prize laureate of medicine in jail, his wife says
The wife of an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate says that the Belarusian authorities are depriving her husband of medicine
By YURAS KARMANAU
Published - Jul 11, 2024, 12:24 AM ET
Last Updated - Jul 11, 2024, 12:24 AM EDT
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The wife of an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate said Wednesday that the country's authorities are depriving her husband of medicine as his health deteriorates.
The 61-year-old pro-democracy activist, Ales Bialiatski, is serving a 10-year prison sentence. He suffers from a number of serious chronic illnesses that have worsened during his three years behind bars, his family says.
The family has been trying to supply him with medicine, but Belarusian authorities are refusing to pass it on to him, his wife, Natalia Pinchuk, told The Associated Press.
The Interior Ministry did not respond to a request for information from the AP.
